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Ni'rno TATES LEMUEL-H. MORGAN, OF GALT ON TABIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OFONE-HALF TO MARTIN NICIIQL'TQDD, .OF SAME "PLACE.

FASTENING DEVICE.

SPEOIFIGA'I'ION forming part of Letters Patent No. 547,277, datedOctober 1, 1895'. Application filed December 11, 1894. Serial No.531,491. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEMUEL HERBERT Mon- GAN, of the town of Gait, in thecounty of \Naterloo, in the Province of Ontario, Canada,

have invented a certain new and Improved Fastening Device,of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of the invention is to providea fastening device wherebyacord or retaining string may be securely held in position by formingone loop and in one operation, so that the tighter the strain becomes onthe cord the more securely it is gripped; and it consists in thepeculiar construction, arrangement, and combinations of partshereinafter more particularly described, and then definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspective view of thefastening device,

showing the cord secured in position after strain has been applied. Fig.2 is a perspective view of the fastening device provided with ahandle-piece specially applicable to a shawl or coat strap. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of an alternative form of fastener, showing the cord inposition around a book or parcel. Fig. 4 is a modified form of thefastener shown in Fig. 1.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the difierentfigures.

In Fig. 1 A is a piece of integral bent wire, the ends thereof beingindicated at ad. The size of this wire, of course, will be variedaccording to the different purposes for which the fastener may berequired.

I is an eyelet formed in the end of the fastener, to which the cord orretaining-string H is attached or knotted at h h, being the free end ofthe cord on which the strain is applied when the cord is being fastenedin position by my fastener. Extending from the eyelet B are two shanks OD, having arms E F, forming with other portions of the wire superimposedloops, the arm E being formed on the shank O and the arm F on the shankD, the arm E overlying the arm F, between portions of which the cord His passed and is gripped when a strain is applied, the cord forcing theupper 100p down on the lower loop, as indi- 5o cated in the drawings.

G-indicates the apex of the heart-shaped portion of the bent wire, underwhich the cord H is passed when first inserted into the fastener andbefore the strain is brought on, as indicated in Fig. 4.

I These fasteners may be either right or left hand fasteners, asindicated respectively in Figs. 1 and 3, according to the use to whichthey are to be applied and their locations on the article secured.

In Fig. 2 I I is the bail forming the handle of the shawl-strap. It ishooked at i 2', so as to engage with closed bends formed at a. In thisform the cord or retaining-string is knotted to the fastener at theeyelet B, and after passing around the garment is secured in position,as already indicated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 being the form specially applicable for documents or books, thecord II is knotted to the eyelet B at h. After passing around the bookor parcel it is passed around the shank D at the notch L, formed in theshank D, and then passed around the other side of the book or parcel atright angles to its original direction, and finally securedin positionby being passed under the apex G, of the fastener and the free end thendrawn taut, so as to assume the position shown in Fig. 1, in which thepressure of the cord on the shank 0 draws the upper loop down on thelower loop, so as to grip between them, as with jaws, the cord H andthus firmly hold it in position. The curved part K of the shank C isdesigned as a steadying-piece or thumb-rest, whereby the fastener maybeheld in position, while the cord is passed around the shank D at thenotch L and drawn into place around the parcel.

In Fig. 4, which is still another modification of my fastener, althoughone. of an inferior description, it will be seen that the large portionof the heart-shaped partof the fastener indicated in Fig. 1 has been cutaway and that the ends of the wire are now at a a, as indicated in thedrawings. The 5 end a may be bent upwardly, so as to facilitate thepassing of the cord between the portions of the arms E and F, while theend ais bent parallel to the shank, so as to prevent the slipping off ofthe cord H before it has I00 been secured in position. Although Ido notrecommend this form, it embraces the principles of my fastening device.

My fastening device is specially applicable for ladies and gentlemensshoe-ties,bag-ties, corn and grain binding ties, also for gloveties,book, parcel, luggage, and shawl ties, mailing-ties, document, letter,and parcel ties, bicyclists pants clips or ties, horse-grooming ties,boatcleats and flag-pole grips, hammock and clothes-line fasteners,horse-tail ties, halter and manger-post ties, and for other purposes inwhich it is necessary to secure the end of the string or cord inposition readily and securely.

hat I claim as my invention is- 1. A fastening device comprising a pieceof wire having an eye formed therein, the wire extending from said eyeand forming shanks O and D, and continued from said shanks by being bentsubstantially at right angles thereto into arms E F running in oppositedirections, the right angle bend of one of said shanks beingsubstantially opposite the cen-' ter of the arm F, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

2. A fastening device comprising an eye B, the wire extending from saideye and forming shanks C and D, one of said shanks having a notch orbend L formed therein, the wire being continued from said shanks bybeing bent at an angle thereto into arms E F running in oppositedirections and substantially parallel with each other, the bendconnecting one of the arms with its shank, coacting with the other armto secure the cord between said arms, whereby a cord secured to the eyeB may pass around a bundle, engage with the notch or bend L, pass aroundthe package a second time, and be secured between the arms of thefastening device, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. A fastening device comprising a piece of wire having an eye formedthereon, the wire extending from said eye and forming shanks C and D,and continued from said shanks by being bent at an angle thereto intoarms E, F, running in opposite directions and substan tially parallel toeach other, the bend connecting one of the arms with its shank coactingwith the other arm to secure the cord between said arms, substantiallyas described.

Galt, December 5, 1894:.

LEMUEL lI. MORGAN.

In presence of R. T. WILLIAMS, J. H. FRYER.

